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1110178

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gaming Machines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that bookmakers comply with the £2 maximum unit stake on B2 gaming machines.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	242184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission has strong regulatory powers up to and including revocation of operating licences. The Government and the Gambling Commission expect industry to comply with both the spirit and the letter of the new regulations on B2 gaming machines to ensure that consumers continue to be protected from harm.</p><p> </p><p>High-stake roulette-style products launched on 1 April by two high-street bookmakers were withdrawn the following day after a warning from the Gambling Commission. The Commission is continuing to investigate the circumstances and the operators could still face regulatory action. The Commission may also investigate key senior staff at bookmakers who are responsible for bringing those products to market.</p><p> </p><p>The Government and the Gambling Commission will continue to monitor any such actions and will take action where necessary.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 11/04/2019 11:29:11 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1110261

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Youth Work
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the positive effect of youth work in supporting (a) young LGBT people, (b) young people with special needs, (c) young women, (d) religious communities and (e) other groups with specific identities.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	242174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>Government is committed to supporting youth workers to develop the skills they need to best support all young people. We have pledged to renew specific youth work qualifications that were due to expire in 2020, subject to a business case, and review the youth work training curriculum.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 11/04/2019 16:52:48 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1110265

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Youth Work
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential role of youth work in supplementing and augmenting formal education while also developing skills of young people not fulfilled in a formal school environment.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	242175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>Government recognises that informal education can play a positive role in providing young people with the skills and resilience needed to succeed in life. We value opportunities for young people to build trusted relationships and to seek spaces where youth work can deliver high quality information, advice and guidance alongside positive activities that improve wellbeing and participation in their communities.</p><p>Government is committed to supporting youth workers to develop the skills they need to best support all young people. We have pledged to renew specific youth work qualifications that were due to expire in 2020, subject to a business case, and review the youth work training curriculum.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 11/04/2019 16:55:33 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1110309

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Lotteries: Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the timeframe is for the announcement of plans to reform the regulation of society lotteries.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	242169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The consultation on society lottery reform closed on 7 September 2018 and received over 1,600 responses. I have also met with key stakeholders in the lotteries sector to hear their views on the reform options. I am carefully considering the evidence and I hope to respond to the consultation before the summer recess.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 11/04/2019 11:17:02 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1110368

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports: Erasmus+ Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for DCMS what guidance his Department has issued to sports organisations in the event that they successfully apply for Erasmus funding and are expected to participate in Erasmus projects but do not receive the funding allocated as a result of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	242179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The HMG guarantee will cover the payment of awards to UK applicants for all successful Erasmus+ bids submitted before the end of 2020 (including those from sports organisations). Successful bids are those that are approved directly by the Commission or by the UK National Agency and ratified by the Commission. We have recently published updated guidance on GOV.UK that helps beneficiaries take the first steps towards making an application for the guarantee.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 11/04/2019 16:53:11 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1109476

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Thai Boxing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the International Olympic Committee on the introduction of kickboxing into the Olympics.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	240500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>We have had no such discussions. Decisions on which sports are to be included at the Olympic Games are matters for the International Olympic Committee.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 11/04/2019 11:20:38 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1109477

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Thai Boxing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he provide an estimate of the number of people who participated in kickboxing in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	240501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The government does not collect data on the number of people who participate in kickboxing as part of Sport England’s Active Lives Adult or Children Surveys as it is not a sport that is recognised by the Home Countries Sports Councils.</p><p> </p><p>The Active Lives Adult and Children Surveys provide data on the number of people who have participated in sport and physical activity over the past 12 months. The government does not maintain an estimate of the number of people that are expected to participate in kickboxing in future years. Further details of which sports are covered by the Active Lives Adult and Children’s Surveys can be found in the respective Technical Reports here: <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/media/12455/technical-summary-may-16-17-report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/media/12455/technical-summary-may-16-17-report.pdf</a> and <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/media/13670/active-lives-cyp-technical-note-2017-18.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/media/13670/active-lives-cyp-technical-note-2017-18.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Sport England has not provided any direct funding to kickboxing projects in the past, however, it has previously provided funding to multi-sport projects which may have included a kick-boxing component.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 240502 240504 question first answered 11/04/2019 11:24:13 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1109478

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Thai Boxing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made for the number of people expected to participate in kickboxing in (a) 2019 and (b) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	240502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The government does not collect data on the number of people who participate in kickboxing as part of Sport England’s Active Lives Adult or Children Surveys as it is not a sport that is recognised by the Home Countries Sports Councils.</p><p> </p><p>The Active Lives Adult and Children Surveys provide data on the number of people who have participated in sport and physical activity over the past 12 months. The government does not maintain an estimate of the number of people that are expected to participate in kickboxing in future years. Further details of which sports are covered by the Active Lives Adult and Children’s Surveys can be found in the respective Technical Reports here: <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/media/12455/technical-summary-may-16-17-report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/media/12455/technical-summary-may-16-17-report.pdf</a> and <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/media/13670/active-lives-cyp-technical-note-2017-18.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/media/13670/active-lives-cyp-technical-note-2017-18.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Sport England has not provided any direct funding to kickboxing projects in the past, however, it has previously provided funding to multi-sport projects which may have included a kick-boxing component.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 240501 240504 question first answered 11/04/2019 11:24:13 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1109479

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Boxing: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of changes in the number of women participating in female boxing since that sport was introduced into the Olympic programme in 2012.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	240503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The figures for women who report having taken part in boxing since 2015 are detailed in the table below (data from the Active Lives Survey). I welcome the growth in women taking part in the sport, we are determined to get more girls and women playing sport, something we set out in our sport strategy, <em>Sporting Future</em>.</p><p> </p><p>The predecessor to the Active Lives Survey, the Active People Survey, collected data from October 2005 to September 2016 - data is available online:<a href="https://www.sportengland.org/research/about-our-research/active-people-survey/" target="_blank"> https://www.sportengland.org/research/about-our-research/active-people-survey/</a>. Owing to the different methodologies employed, the data sets from the two surveys are not directly comparable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Nov 15/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>May 16/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov 16/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>May 17/18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Boxing (includes boxing fitness classes)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td><td><p>356,500</p></td><td><p>380,200</p></td><td><p>401,400</p></td><td><p>410,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Boxing (traditional)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td><td><p>119,900</p></td><td><p>109,900</p></td><td><p>121,700</p></td><td><p>122,900</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 11/04/2019 11:26:56 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1109480

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Thai Boxing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what financial support his Department has provided for kickboxing in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	240504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The government does not collect data on the number of people who participate in kickboxing as part of Sport England’s Active Lives Adult or Children Surveys as it is not a sport that is recognised by the Home Countries Sports Councils.</p><p> </p><p>The Active Lives Adult and Children Surveys provide data on the number of people who have participated in sport and physical activity over the past 12 months. The government does not maintain an estimate of the number of people that are expected to participate in kickboxing in future years. Further details of which sports are covered by the Active Lives Adult and Children’s Surveys can be found in the respective Technical Reports here: <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/media/12455/technical-summary-may-16-17-report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/media/12455/technical-summary-may-16-17-report.pdf</a> and <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/media/13670/active-lives-cyp-technical-note-2017-18.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/media/13670/active-lives-cyp-technical-note-2017-18.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Sport England has not provided any direct funding to kickboxing projects in the past, however, it has previously provided funding to multi-sport projects which may have included a kick-boxing component.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 240501 240502 question first answered 11/04/2019 11:24:13 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz